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Welcoming the Bride Modern Style
Since I released my latest music video, “Boee Kala,” many friends, fellow musicians, and community members have asked me questions ...
Moishe in Mississippi: Making a Difference, Without Walls
Today’s post was written jointly by Arielle Nissenblatt and Lonnie Kleinman – two young Jewish professionals who also happen to ...
The Pilgrim’s Guide to Success
I’ve been looking for meaningful full-time work since crash-landing in Philadelphia in August. After living in Boston for eight years ...
JOFA Campus Leaders Shabbaton: A Weekend of Solidarity
The experience of being a self-identifying Orthodox Feminist Jewish woman on a college campus can be simultaneously empowering and alienating. ...
Love and Pudding Pie
My mom was always baking when I was growing up. Nothing complicated, in fact, quite the opposite: leftover slices of ...
Five Ways the Super Bowl is like Online Judaism
As a rabbi of an online congregation, I am often asked about whether people have “real” Jewish experiences online. Some ...
Balanced Like the Trees
“He (Moses) said: “If you will listen diligently to the voice of HaShem, your God, and you will do what ...
King (Cakes) & Queen (Esther)
If you’ve never lived in the South, you might not be familiar with King Cakes. The brightly colored yellow-green-and-purple treats ...
Homemade Granola Bars for Tu Bishvat
Tu Bishvat is not the holiday that commemorates the destruction of the temple; that’s Tisha B’Av, though I understand why ...
My Four-Year-Old Just Lit Shabbat Candles for the First Time
“Tzi-tzit tzitzit tzitzit, where are you today? I need you for a bracha, I need you right away!”This was a ...
Bread Machine Challah
When my husband and I first got married and we started to host Shabbat dinner I was determined to make ...
New Year’s Day Lucky Foods: Southern… And Jewish?!
I never thought of the traditional Southern dishes eaten for luck at the New Year as particularly Jewish– certainly not ...